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why was it needed
the 12th amendment was needed because if someone won the presidency then the runner up becomes vice president. which was bad because they had different political views -
the election of 1800
the election of 1800 is what solidified the making of the electoral college because john adams became president and thomas jefferson became his vice president -
the 12th amendment proposal
it was approved by the house of represenatives by vote of 83-42 after being passed by the senate on a vote of 22-10 -
ratification of the 12th amendment
the 12th amendment gets ratified by three-fourths vote -
the disadvantages
the disadvantage of having the electoral college is the fact that sometimes there is controversy with who becomes president. Like when bush became president there was a lot of controversy. -
the benefit
the benefits of having the electoral college are the fact that people can vote on who they think should be president
